Dear Brothers and Sisters,

Since I have been getting many questions about difficulty of progress, I must address yet another uncomfortable reason...

"The student may have lost motivation or is doing it (studying for Step 1) for the wrong reasons."

I have communicated with many who are studying just because their parents want them to be doctors. That is a sure fire recipe for disaster. How on earth could you memorize this encyclopedia of information if you really deep in your heart wish NOT to become a doctor?

For illustration, when my guy friends and I went to frat parties in college, we would meet lots of people. However, my friends and I ALWAYS HAD A KEEN memory of the prettiest girls. During conversation, we would know and MEMORIZE her phone number, favorite poet, pet peeves, last good movie they saw, etc. But of the guys... well, it was just a blur of blue jeans. The difference was that in one case we CARED and in the other case we did NOT CARE.

It makes all the difference in the world. For many, not all, but for many, they should ask themselves hard if they really truly want to become doctors for life (You all KNOW it is a very hard job). If they have hidden doubts, poor motivations, wrong reasons to be, then the answer to their failure of progression on Step 1 becomes manifest.

Know thyself.

Yours truly,

Tommyk

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